Progressive Multiplier

In 2022, Progressive Multiplier awarded a $25,000 grant to One Fair Wage to promote their fee-based accreditation food and worker safety training program. Designed as an ethical alternative to industry-standard food safety training, Just Safe Food set out to both generate independent revenue and shift power in the food service industry by directing resources from anti-worker lobbying to pro-worker advocacy.

Join us in conversation with One Fair Wage, Just Safe Food, and Full Spectrum Group as we reflect on the learnings from One Fair Wage’s revenue experiment and JSF’s trajectory after their experimentation period and discuss the broader impact of capital investment in independent revenue generation for the Progressive Movement.

We're diving into the wins, the pivots, the real challenges of building independent revenue without compromising mission.

📅 June 10 | 1:30 PM ET / 12:30 PM CT / 10:30 AM PT

Register today: https://bit.ly/4fi57ZE

What happens when youth leadership is fully valued—not discounted?
Youth In Action, Inc. Rhode Island (YIA) is proving that youth-led work isn’t just powerful, it’s worth investing in. With PM’s support, YIA tested a new fee-for-service model for their youth-led workshops. They shifted from chronic undervaluing to value-based priced, tiered fees, and a scalable train-the-trainer approach.

This is the Multiplier Effect in action: A $35K investment generated $24K in revenue in 12 months and is on track to raise $238K over three years—a 5.8 return on investment that directly strengthens long-term organizing power.

The result: Stronger revenue, clearer systems, and a growing path toward financial sustainability without compromising mission. This experiment challenges long-held assumptions about youth facilitation and offers a compelling lesson for organizations building power, equity, and independence at the same time. Swipe to learn more.

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We’re excited to spotlight one of our grantees, PA Stands Up — a statewide, grassroots coalition building multiracial working-class power across Pennsylvania. Through their experiment with Progressive Multiplier, PA Stands Up increased their membership dues revenue by 10%, breaking through the boom-and-bust cycle of election-linked funding and allowing them to secure funding for a distributed organizer to work statewide, beyond their traditional chapter territories.

This is the Multiplier Effect in action: A $35K investment generated $89K in revenue, and is on track to raise $295K over three years—a 7.42 return on investment that directly strengthens long-term organizing power.

Read more: https://bit.ly/4alhQqv

Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity: Building a Grassroots Donor Pipeline Through Strategic Digital Acquisition

Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity: Building a Grassroots Donor Pipeline Through Strategic Digital Acquisition With a grant from Progressive Multiplier, URGE developed a strategic digital acquisition initiative to grow their email list and build a sustainable grassroots donor pipeline.